Washtub



- ing 1s so formed that a space is formed back Patented July 24, 1923.

narran l sraras MAMIE HAGAMAN, OF PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY.

WASHTUB.

Application led August 10, 1921. Serial No. 491,079.

To all whom it may concer/a:

Be it known that I, MAMIE HAGAMAN, a citizen 'of the United States,residing at Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex `and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful VVashtub, of which the followingis a speciication.

This invention is a wash tub, and the object of the invention is toprovide a tub of the laundry type, having the same exterior contour asthe conventional laundry tub, but provided interiorly with a rubbingsurface which may be used in lieu of the usual washing board.

The object of the present invention is to provide a tub which, fromexternal appearances will look like a conventional laundry tub, butwhich is provided on its interior with a rubbing surface so constructed.that there will be no cracks or crevices or joints in which impuritiescan lodge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tub of the characterspecified, wherein the rubbing surface will have the desired' angle ofinclination and will be so constituted as to aiord immediatelyY upon thesame,'a shelf or ledge on which the articles to be rubbed, may beconveniently su ported.

Aside from the foregoing genera. considerations, the tub of the presentinvention provides, back of the rubbing surface, and within the confinesof the tub, a receptacle in which brushes, soap, washing powder, etc.,

may be stored, in concealed position, and the f tub may be furtherprovided with a receptacle in which the soap may be temporarilysupported during the washing operation.

In 'the preferred construction, the tub `is cast with the rubbingsurface and the soap receptacle integral therewith, and the castof therubbing surface so that soap, brushes, etc., may be housed therein whennot in use. This receptacle is normally closed by a door so that thearticles contained therein may be concealedfrom view.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will beapparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims, when readin conjunction with the accompanying drawings. l

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical embodiment of theinvention, but the construction therein shown, is to be understood asillustrative, only, and not as deining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tub, embodying the presentinvention, a portion of the tub being broken away so as to more clearlyshow the interior thereof; j

Figure 2 is a section on theline 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a door employed in conjunction withthe tub.

The tub of the present invention embodies a back 1, twoends 2, a front3, and a bottom 4, all of which are of the conventional form and shape,with-the exception of the front 3.

The larger portion of the front 3 has the conventional inclination tothe horizonal, but cast integrally with said front is a box likestructure 5, the forward face 6 of which has a lesser angle ofinclination to the horizontal and is provided with outstandingintegrally cast projections 7 which are staggered with respect to oneanother and form surface 6 into the rubbing surface. In practice, thisrubbingsurface may conveniently have an inclination of approximately 30,to the horizontal, as it has been found that a surface so positioned maybe most readily employed in the rubbing of clothes. The top of the boxlike structure 5 is recessed to provide a basin 8, extendingsubstantially the width of the rubbing surface, and this basin or ledgelforms a convenient support for the clothes to be'rubbed.

I also' find it a great convenience to form adjacent each side of thebox like structure 5 an integrally cast soap dish 9. shown best in Fig.3, and this soap dish will retain the soap in a convenient positionwhile the washin is being carried on.

The interior of the box like structure 5 is cast hollow or cored out, asis shown in Fig. 2, so as to provide a chamber or receptacle 10 for thestorage of soap, brushes, house cloths and other accessories and thisreceptacle may be normally closed by a door or closure 11. Thereceptacle 10 is preferably stepped on its inner face so as to iit inthe doorway of the receptacle and has a locking bar 12 by meansy ofwhich it may be secured in position. The locking bar 12 is positionedinteriorly of the door 11 and secured at its centre to the spindle 13 ofa knob 14. When the locking bar is in the position shown in Fig. 4, thedoor may be pushed into the doorway, where upon the turning of the knob14 will swing the locking bar so that its ends will be posi- 'so as totioned back of the fianges 15 which form the door casing. When the partsare so positioned the door will be locked in place. The knob 14 may beturned, however, to release the door and permit of access to thearticles contained therein.

T-he'tub of the present invention besides being unusually convenient forthe washing of clothes, is highly sanitary for the-reason that there areno cracks or crevices and all parts of the interior of the tub areexposed ermit thorough cleansing of the same. Al angles are preferablyfilleted during the casting operation so that sharp angles or corners inwhich dirt would be apt to lodge are not present.

I find in practice that the particular ,rubbing surface shown producesvery remarkable results in the washing of clothes, without injuring theclothes, each of the projections 7, being rounded. ,f These projectionsare preferably set in horizontal rows, parallel to one another and theprojections of each arestaggcred laterally with respect to theprojections of adjacent rows.

The construction shown in the drawings is that which I preferably employbut such construction may be changed in details without departing fromthe spirit of this invention.

Havin thus fully described the invention, what I c aim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A wash tub having bottom, front, back and end walls, and a hollowbox-like projection extending rearwardly from the inner face of thefront wall and provided with an inclined rubbing surface on the rearside thereof, the side and bottom walls of said projection beingimperforate and the front wall of the tub being provided with a doorwaythrough which access may be had to the interior of the hollow box-likerojection.

2. A wash tub having bottom, ront, back and end walls, and a hollowimperforate boxlike projection extending rearwardly from the inner upperportion of the face of the front wall and provided with an inclinedrubbing surface on the rear side thereof, said box-like projection beingof less width than the width of the front wall and of less depth thanthe depth of the tub, whereby said projection is spaced from theopposite ends of the tub and from the bottom of the tub.

3. A wash tub having bottom, front, back and end walls, and a hollowbox-like projection extending rearwardly from the inner face of thefront wall and provided with an inclined rubbing surface on the rearside thereof, the interior of the hollow projection constituting astorage chamber which is closed except for an opening through the frontwall of the tub, and a door` for normally closing` said opening.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

MAMIE HAGAMAN. r

